After breaking down PSA 9 and Beckett findings on Instagram last week, this episode returns to fundamentals: how to actually make money in sports cards.

You'll Learn:

The MLD Framework (Market, Legacy, Design) for valuing any card in 60 secondsThe Rule for Auction vs BIN... and when to break that ruleThe velocity of money principle: fast nickels vs slow dimesHow to identify demand windows and downshiftsSpeculation vs investment: knowing which bucket your cards belong inThe data is clear: sellers using auctions get 14.4% more than Buy It Now listings*. But there's a catch—and it matters for high-value cards. This episode breaks down when to use each strategy, how to ride attention cycles, and why capital that isn't working for you is working against you.

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 *"Auctions versus Posted Prices in Online Markets," published by Liran Einav, Chiara Farronato, Jonathan Levin, and Neel Sundaresan.

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Release Date: 27/01/2026, 05:00:00